Sunday, February 24, 2008

this is the forest i spoke of

choose your own books

Books read since October 29, 2007:
The Glass Castle*
The Almost Moon 
The World Without Us
The Air We Breathe 
After Hours 
Run 
The Zookeeper's Wife
Animal Vegetable Miracle
The Joys of Motherhood*
The Quiet Girl
The Gum Thief
The Alchemist*

*Books read for my book group.

Not the best series I have read. Highlights include The Zookeeper's Wife and Animal Vegetable Miracle.  Notably three books on the list (Zookeeper, World Without Us, Air We Breathe) reference an old-growth, primeval forest located on the Polish-Belorus border:  Bialoieza.